LaserFocus

Capture audio, transcribe , and quiz with llm to keep you focused.

LaserFocus helps you learn actively, not passively! Press Start, stay engaged, and level up. Turn any video into active learning with periodic MCQs. Stay engaged, retain more. ✨ What’s new in this version 🔁 Extension now has a pro mode which includes access to 3600 minutes and 3000 questions 💡 Multiple Languages: Now available in English and Hindi in the free version. Pro has access to Spanish, French, Italian, German, Turkish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Indonesian ⚙️ Performance & stability: Faster startup, stronger error handling for long sessions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The extension has the following features and more features to be added with every update: 🧠 Smarter MCQs: Better question variety ⏸️ Auto-pause overlay: Video pauses until you answer ♻️ Checkpoint resume: Restart from the last checkpoint when you get answers wrong 🧩 Background-safe: Keeps running even if the popup is closed ⭐️ Core Features 🔊 Tab-audio only: Captures only the current tab’s audio (not your microphone) 🕒 Custom intervals: Choose how often questions appear (e.g., every 1–5 minutes) #️⃣ Question count: Set how many MCQs per interval 🛑 Video control: Auto-pause for the question; resume on correct answer 🔐 Privacy-first: No ad tracking; least-privilege permissions 🎯 Randomized options: Answer choices are shuffled every time 🖼️ In-page MCQs: Clean overlay that blocks distractions until you respond 🧭 Works across multiple sites 🧮 Quotas/limits: Free plan in beta has a limit of 100 minutes and 40 questions (whichever exhausts first) ⭐️ How it works • Click Start to begin • LaserFocus captures the active tab’s audio, sends it to a transcriber for transcription, and uses LLM to generate short MCQs. • At your chosen interval, the video pauses and a question appears. • Answer correctly to resume; answer wrong to retry or restart from checkpoint. ⭐️ Privacy & Data • Captures tab audio only with your action; no microphone access. • Audio is sent to a transcriber for transcription; text is sent to a llm to generate MCQs. • No selling of data • Storage: audio/transcripts are not stored by LaserFocus; basic usage counts kept for quota enforcement. • See our full Privacy Policy for details and your choices. ⭐️ Permissions we use (and why) • tabCapture – capture tab audio only after you click Start • offscreen – process audio reliably even if the popup is closed • scripting / activeTab – inject the MCQ overlay into the current page • storage – remember your settings and usage counters. • notifications – optional reminders and timing for intervals. • tabs – resume/pause the active video and track the current tab. ⭐️ Great for • Students, professionals, and lifelong learners who want accountability during video lessons • Anyone who drifts during lectures, tutorials, or long talks and wants gentle, periodic check-ins ⭐️ Support • Questions or feedback? Email: ashispnayak@gmail.com